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Punjab to bring legislation to counter Centre's farm laws; to hold special Assembly session on 19 October

Press Trust of India • October 14, 2020, 18:57:06 IST
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Farmers protesting in the state have expressed apprehensions that the Centre’s new laws will pave way for removing MSP and leave them at the mercy of big corporates

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Punjab to bring legislation to counter Centre's farm laws; to hold special Assembly session on 19 October

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to convene a special session of the state Assembly on 19 October to bring in a legislation to counter the Centre’s farm laws. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh. The meeting was held through video conferencing, according to a government statement.

In our Cabinet meeting today we have decided to convene a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday, October 19, to bring in a legislation to counter the dangerous anti-farmer Farm Laws of the Central Government.

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 14, 2020

The chief minister had earlier announced that his government will fight the anti-federal and vicious farm laws tooth and nail through legislative, legal and other routes. A few days ago, Singh had said he would call a special session of the Assembly to bring in necessary amendments to state laws to negate the dangerous impact of the central legislations, which are designed to ruin the farmers as well as the state’s agriculture and economy. With the Cabinet decision, the Punjab Governor has been authorised to convene the 13th (special) session of 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha, as per clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, the statement said. In the last assembly session on 28 August, a resolution was passed by a majority to reject three contentious farm ordinances, which later took the shape of the laws. The Opposition parties and protesting farmers have also been demanding from the Congress-led state government to convene a special session of the Assembly to negate the new farm laws. Farmers had even given an ultimatum to the Punjab government to convene a special session of the Assembly. They have been demanding that the three laws passed by Parliament recently be repealed. Farmers have expressed apprehension that the new laws will pave a way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big corporates.

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